Bath-tub supply-pipe connection.



.No.886,888.- I PATENTED'MAY5,1908.

. WL STEWART; I BATH TUB'SUPPLY PIPE CONNECTION. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11. 1907.

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ATTYs.

UNITED sTA rns WILLIAM G. sirewaitr,

ReEE ()J I'rICE.

or CLEVELAND, orno.

BATH-TUB SUPPLY-PIPE CONNECTION.

No. 886,888. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 5, 1908.

Application filed February 11, 1907. Serial No..356,7 33.

.To all whom it may-concern:

Be it'known that 1, WILLIAM G. STEWART, a citizen of the United-States, residing at Olevelant-l. in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Uhio, have invented a certain new and usel'ul Improvement inBatlr-Tub Supply-Pipe Connections, of hich the following is a full, clear, and exact description,refernecting 'the supply 'pipes and. the laucets. of

bath tubs is by means of aninground joint located at the outside of the tub, said joint being l'ormed between thcsupply pipe and a sleeve which extends through. an aperture in the end of the tub, said sleeve being connected to the faucet iixture by means tr a gland. Connection between the supply pipe and this sleeve is made by means of a gland, by

tightening which the iii-ground joint is more or less closed. In order to. connect the pipe and fixture, it is necessary to operate on the outside of the tub and under the-rim of the same, inaking it dillicult to apply and operate a wrench. This dillieulty is frequently increased by the small extent of space provided for the tub, such space often being so short as to leave practically no clearance between the end-of thetub and the all. These restrictions, with-the loeation'of the supply. pipe beneath the rim, make the application of a wrench to the gland'very dillicult. Fur therinore, the joint is faulty and frequently leaks and is considered generally by plumbers as one of the most undesirable repair jobs which they are called upon to make;

The object at inyinvention is. to obviate the above dilliculties, provide a better and tighter joint, and at the sinne time econ0- niize in the cost ofmaterial used in making the-joint.

I accomplish these results by the ,enibodinient shown in thedrawing, which represents a View, partly inclevation and partly in section, of a bath-tub faucet, a supply pipe -manner of applying my inventionthereto. j.

and connecting 111821118'thBT6b6tWn,AYltli so much ot a tub as is necessary to show the {with white lead to I the joint is etl'ect-ec the nut 5 may be adjust' 1-10.

In the drawing, '1 represents the end of the bath tub and Z-the supply pipe. As will appear from the drawing, the end otthis pipe 'is threaded for a considerable distance :and,

zwhen in position, projects throt-lgh the aperture 3 in the end of the tub. 'Before inserting the end of the supply pipe through the aperture 3, l thread back upon the end thereof a wing nut 4. been inserted throughthc aperture, I. thread -upon the same a nut 5, between which and the wing nut-i the opposite sides of the end wall of the bath tub are embraced, the pipe 'is properly seeured and positioned with respect to the tub, and'an ornamental closure fin-the aperture is provided.- -The said nut 5 has a central transverse'flange 6 which is provided with a milled edge andthe body'of the 'nut is reduced and taperedrearwardly from said flange to adapt the'nut for apertures of varying sizes in the end walls of bath tubs." The correspondingly rcducedand ta; pcred front portion 8 of said nut is provided witha recess H, [or a purpose to be described hereinafter.

11.110 denotes a laucet ol' usual s-tanihu'd eon structron, such as is employedgenerally in :bath tubs. This iaueet' is provided with the usual central connection lll-iaving its rear end provided with an external screw thread 12..

13 denotes a short slec vefthe rear end of which is"provided with an internal thread adapted to be secured upon the threaded end of l c' 20 The front end of said sleeve .13 is provided with a flange 4', by means of which and a gland nut 15 said sleeve may be firmly clamped against the rear end of the faucet fixture.

squared to permitthe application of a wrench. thereto. By suitable adjustmentof the nuts 4 and 5, tlns square end may be on tire1yco,\'ere.d by the overhanging end S of nut 5, giving t'he-eiiect of a continuous orna- 10 0 mental connection extending from the fixture to the inner surface of the end of the tub.

In making the connection, the nuts4 and -5 are threaded back upon the pipe 2 a sufli- 105 eient distance to allow the flange 8 to, clear the squared end 13. 13 is then screwed onto 2, the thread of the latter being first coated prevent leakage, and when -ed toward sleeve 13 until the flange 8 entirely covers the squared end of said sleeve. The

Then, after the pipe has 65 The rear end of the sleeve 13 I wingnut his then adjusted toward byuntil'it firmly engages the .outer Wall of the tub and holds pipe.2 rigidwith said tub; The faucet may then be connected to sleeve 13 by means of the glandiiut 14; 1 'By'tliis arrangement,'the jo intbetween the pipe land he sleeve Bis-located within the tub, so that,

in case of leakage, no injury-will be done to the bath'roomandceilings of the rooms below: Furthermore, the joint "islocated at a tub; As a further advantage, the sleeve 13, which is made of brass, is comparatively short and correspondingly chea, while, in

the commercial connection, the s eeve which is used in place of the sleeve 13 must be of connection with the faucet through the end wall of thebath tub a sufficient distance to permit the application of'the gland to the outer end thereof. I

-It will be apparent from the above description, taken 1n connection with the drawing, that I have roduced a simple, efiective andecoriO-mical orin. of connection between the supply pipes and the faucets of bath tubs and one that is notonly highly ornamental in appearance but is easily accessible for purposes of repair. a i

Having described my invention .1 claim The combination, with a bathtub hav-. ing an aperture in an end wall thereof, of a suppl p pe having a threaded end rojecting t ough' said aperture and wit in the tub, said supply pipehaving nosdetachable joint adjacent to said aperture, a sleeve hav ing'o'ne end threaded onto 'theend .of said supply pipe and having its other end provi ed with' a'flange', a bath tub faucet having 1 a connectionprovidedwith a threaded end,

a gland nut securing said connectionto the flanged endrofthe sleeve,'ai1d means adjustably mounted on said pipe for clamping the same tothe wall of the tub, substantially as" specified;

ing an aperture in the wall thereof, of a sup- 2. The combination, with a bath tubihav-i' ,ply pipe having a threa'dedend projecting throng said aperture, said supply pipe having no detachable joint adjacent'to said a perture, a sleeve threaded onto the end of sa dsupply pipe, a bath 'tubfaucet, .means for connectlng saidfaucet to said sleeve, and a a pair of nuts on said pipe, onebein-g on the outside of the tub and the otherbeing on the inside thereof, said nuts being adapted to engage opposite surfaces of the tub to retain the supply pipe connections-and faucet in fixedre'lation 'fied.

3. The combination, a bath tub havthereto, substantially as spec1- ing-an aperture in the wall thereof, of a supthe end of'sai supply pipe, a bathtub faucet, means for connectingsaid faucetto said on t ereto; Y i. The combination, with a bath tub having an aperture in an end wall thereof,-of a suppl pipe having a 'threaded'end projectthread adapted to engage the threaded end sleeve, a nut threaded on said pipe outside of the wall of the bath tub, and a nut threaded end of sand sleeve, substantially as specified.

5. The combination, with a bath tub having an aperture in the end wallthereof, of-a supply pipe having athreaded end projecting throu h said aperture, a sleeve having a square end provided With-an internal thread adapted to en age-the threaded end of the supp y pipe", a aucet,- means for connecting sald faucet to the other'end of said the wall of the bath tub ,-andj a nut threaded .on said pi e onfthe inner side of said wall and interpose between the same-and the sleeve, said nut havin Y a central flange projecting sai :flange adapted to receivev the squared tapered central flange projecting longitudina 1y therefrom in a'directlon the-reverse of specified.

tion withsuchpipe, a pair of nuts adapted to be applied to'the threaded end of said supply pipe on opposite sides of the end wall of the tu the outer nut being a wing nut andthe inner nuthaving acentral flange'adapted to cover the aperture in the wall of the tub, a sleeve having one end adapted to be threaded on the end of said'pipe and having at its said sleeve adapted to connect thesame to the faucet, substantially as specified.

tion with such pipe, a pair of nuts adapted to supply pi econnections and faucet in fixed re at'i Y .ofthe supply pipe, a faucet, means for consufficient-length to extend from the point of said nut having a central flan'ge' projecting longitudinally therefrom and a recess within saidflang'e adapted to-receive the squared sleeve, a nut threaded on said pipe outside ofend of said sleeve and said nutalso having a the last-mentioned flange, substantially as 6. As a means, for connecting asupply pipe with a bath tub faucet and in oombinaopposite end-a flange, and a gland nuts on 7 As a means for connecting a supply pipe with a bathtub faucet and in c0mbina. l 130 ply pi e havinga threaded end projecting throng said a erture, a sleeve connected to i sleeve, and a pair of nuts on saidpi e, one being onthe outside. of the tuband aving ing t ough] said aperture, asleeve having a squared end-provided with an internal .85" necting said'faucet to the other ,end of said on said pi e on theinnerside of said wall and int'erpo'se between thes'ame and the sleeve,

lon 'tudinally t erefrom and-a recesswithin be applied to the threaded end of said supply pipe on opposite sides of the end wall ol' the tub. the outer nut being a wing nut and the inner nuthaving a eentral llange adapted to sleev adapted to he threaded on the end of i said pip and having in its opposite end a llange. and a gland nut on said sleeve adapted in eonneet the'same to the l'aueet. said ply-pipe having an end projeeting through said aperture, said supply pipe having no tltlit('ltttl)lt jolntadjaeent to said aperture,

' a hath-tuh l'aueet, a sleeve loeated entirely eover the aperture in the wall of the tub, a

within the till and eonneeting the l'aueet to the end of the supply-pipe, and adjustable elampiug means l'er seeuring the pipe to the inner nut having a reeessed llange adapted to t (over the adjaeent end of the sleeve, suhstantittllv as speeitied.

h. The eomhination. with a hath-tuh having an aperture in the wall thereof, of a suppl vpipe having an end projeeting through aid aperture, said supply pipe having no detaehable joint adjacent to said aperture, a hath-till) l'aueet, means loeated entirely within the tuh for eonneeting said l aueet to wall of the lid). substantially as speeitied.

ll. 'lhe eomhination with a lavatory member having an aperture in its all: of a supply pipe projeeting theretlu'ough, said suppl p pe having no detaehahle joint ail-- jaeent to said aperture. a l'aueet, tltzlltS loeated entirelv on the exposed side of said said pipe, and means for seeuring said pipe I to the wall ol" the hath-tub, substantially as t speeilied.

St. The eomhinatien. with a hath-tu'h hav- 1 ing an aperture in the wall thereof, of a stippl v-p1pe having an end pro et-tmg through detaehahle joint adjaeent to said aperture, :1 hath-tuh laueet, eonneettons loeated entirely within the tub for seeurmg the laueet tothe supply-pipe, and means adjustahl memher l'or eonneeting the l'aueet. to the pipe. and means mounted on said pipe for elamping' it to said memher.

12. The eomhination, with a sleeve and a laneet. one being llanged and the other threaded, and a gland nut eonneeting the flange and threads; ol a hath tuh having an aperture in the end wall thereof, a supply pipe having a threaded end projecting through said aperture and serewed into the sleevtu said suppl v pipe having no detaehsaid aperture, said supply pipe having no i ttl)l( joint adjaeen-t to said aperture, and

means adjustahlv mounted on said pipe for 

